This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. As America approaches its 250th anniversary, the author emphasizes that freedom is a profound responsibility, not merely an inheritance.

On his first day back in office, President Trump issued an executive order to change the name of the body of water that had been known since the mid-sixteenth century as the Gulf of Mexico to the “Gulf of America.” The new name could be heard in ...

As America approaches its 250th birthday, we're arguing over what America is. Some say it's the greatest country on earth. Others insist it's irredeemably flawed. Before taking either position, Americans should do one thing: Leave. Not forever, but for ...

To mark America's Semiquincentennial, TIME is asking 250 experts to tell us about something that captures the essence of American life today

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.” Within weeks of their publication in July 1776, those words spread around the world. In August, a London newspaper reprinted the Declaration of Independence in full. Edinburgh ...

As America celebrates its 248th birthday, planning is already underway for the celebration of its 250th. NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks with Rosie Rios, of the planning commission, America250. The United States of America celebrated its 200th anniversary in 1976.

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Discussions of American power are prone to hyperbole. In his first inauguration speech, in 2017, Donald Trump lamented “American carnage”. In his second, in 2025, he declared that “America will reclaim its rightful place as the greatest, most ...

At 250 years, America’s (fault) lines are showing. Partisan and regional divisions now rival the most intense internal conflicts apart from the Civil War. The escalating tension between the red and blue political coalitions is permeating almost every ...

If it feels like people love America a little less than they used to, you're not imagining things. According to polls, patriotism has declined, especially among young people. In a 2023 Wall Street Journal survey, only 38% said patriotism was very important ...

Section 1. Principles and Objectives. America’s investment policy is critical to our national and economic security. Welcoming foreign investment and strengthening the United States’ world-leading private and public capital markets ...

America's manufacturing revival needs more than new factories. Small suppliers, skilled workers and modern production are crucial.